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Rooster001

Hi everyone, this is my first post here.

I’m looking for book recommendations that could help me understand and support my autistic family members better. Both of my parents are autistic, and my sister is too, and I’m trying to learn healthier ways of communicating and navigating some of the challenges that come up in our relationships.

I’m also starting to wonder whether I might be on the spectrum myself. I relate to a lot of traits and experiences I’ve been reading about, so I’d love any book suggestions that could help me explore that possibility in a grounded, informed way.

If you know any books—whether practical guides, personal accounts, or science‑based explanations—that you’ve found genuinely helpful, I’d really appreciate your recommendations.

Thanks for having me here. 

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  • I can recomend Gina Rippon's books, The Gendered Brain and The Lost Girls of Autism, they're both more at the scientific end rather than personal experience ones. But I think that The Lost Girls of Autism, gives a much better understanding of how autism differs in some women and some men too.

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  • I can recomend Gina Rippon's books, The Gendered Brain and The Lost Girls of Autism, they're both more at the scientific end rather than personal experience ones. But I think that The Lost Girls of Autism, gives a much better understanding of how autism differs in some women and some men too.

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